<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Visible bell mini-Howto: Introduction</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Visual-Bell-3.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Visual-Bell-1.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="Visual-Bell.html#toc2" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Visual-Bell-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Visual-Bell-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Visual-Bell.html#toc2">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s2">2. Introduction</A></H2> <P>The Linux console driver beeps the audible bell whenever a BEL char is output (ASCII code 7). Though this is a right choice for the default behaviour, many users don't like their computer to beep. This mini-Howto is meant to explain how to tell applications not to output the BEL code. It also explain how to instruct the kernel and the X Window System to avoid beeping when a BEL is output. Note that most of this document refers to the text console, as configuring the X server is an easy catch-all for any user who works in a graphic environment. <P>In my opinion the best way to face a fussy computer is fixing the hardware, and my own computer doesn't even carry a loudspeaker. <P> <HR> <A HREF="Visual-Bell-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Visual-Bell-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Visual-Bell.html#toc2">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
